Directorate: Curriculum GET: LESSON PLAN TERM 4 – 2020

SUBJECT and GRADE SOCIAL SCIENCE – GRADE 8 HISTORY

TERM 4 Week 3: This week will focus on the Patterns of Colonisation: which countries colonised which parts of Africa
and Why European powers were able to colonise Africa so quickly
LINK TO TEACHING FOCUS: Patterns of colonisation: which countries colonised which parts of Africa
AND ASSESSMENT PLAN Why European powers were able to colonise Africa so quickly

AIMS OF LESSON To understand the Patterns of colonisation: which countries colonised which parts of Africa and
Why European powers were able to colonise Africa so quickly
REOURCES Paper based resources Digital resources
• Learner need to refer to the Refer to the relevant digital resources e.g. links on the
accompanying power point slides 1 - WCED ePortal
• Textbooks: Chapter: https://www.thelearningtrust.org/asp-treasure-box
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INTRODUCTION Patterns of colonisation: which countries colonised which parts of Africa

By 1900 a significant part of Africa had been colonized by mainly seven European powers—Britain,
France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, and Italy. After the conquest of African decentralized and
centralized states, the European powers set about establishing colonial state systems. The colonial state
was the machinery of administrative domination established to facilitate effective control and
exploitation of the colonized societies. Colonial states were authoritarian, bureaucratic systems, partly
due to their origins in military conquest and the racist ideology of the imperialist enterprise.
Why European Countries were able to colonise Africa so quickly
The European countries were able to colonise African countries rapidly because there were rivalries
between African leaders. These kings and chiefs were competing with each other to be the richest
and most powerful within their tribes. During these rivalries, European leaders would take advantage
 of the situation and persuaded some leaders to be on their side to fight against other leaders. Natural
disasters also played a big role in the rapid and easy colonisation of Africa. In 1895, a serious drought
reached many regions in Africa which was caused by a sudden decline in rainfall. Hardly any crops were
produced, and the food shortage which followed caused the death of many people and animals. The little
crops that were produced were destroyed by a plague of locusts. In addition to this plague, the cattle
plague broke out during the 1890’s which killed cattle, sheep and goats. This led to even more deaths of
animals and people, and due to their physical and mental weakness, they were unable to fight against
European powers.
European powers could easily take control of any source of land by using force and violence. They
accomplished this by using more powerful weapons, and had the advantage of the newly invented
machine gun called the Maxim gun which was invented in the 1880’s. This gun could fire eleven
bullets per second, and outdid the weapons that the African forces had. An outbreak of new diseases
made an appearance during the late 1890’s and the first one was a range of smallpox epidemics. The
Europeans who were already in Africa had developed immunity to these diseases due to past
experiences of these outbreaks in Europe. The indigenous African population had no immunity or
resistance to these diseases and thus weakened the African population.
KEY CONCEPTS AND CONCEPTS SKILLS
DEFINITIONS • Colluded The following skills will be addressed in this lesson:
• Collided • To extract information; interpretation and analysis of
Explain and define • All bold words and phrases in the above information, usefulness and reliability of sources and
core concepts. source. paragraph writing are important to understand and
to apply.
• Ensure that the questions set in the activities address
these skills

ACTIVITIES/ASSESSMENT
Tutor
CONSOLIDATION To summarise/ Remember the following:
By 1900 a significant part of Africa had been colonized by mainly seven European powers—Britain,
France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, and Italy. The European countries were able to colonise
African countries rapidly because there were rivalries between African leaders, kings and chiefs
were competing with each other to be the richest and most powerful within their tribes, etc.
 NOTES

SUBJECT SOCIAL SCIENCE HISTORY TERM 4

GRADE 8 DATE 16 – 20 NOVEMBER 2020
Skills
(WHAT I am going to teach/guide/support…) Teaching Methodologies/ Approach Resources / LTSM
(WHAT I am going to use to
Source – based and paragraph (HOW I am going to teach/guide/support…)
teach/guide/support…)
writing
Read through the Notes, and answer the • Identify the concepts that will be covered in the lesson -Worksheet and Notes
activities. • Use the power point to explain the content -Refer to the PPT
The Tutor has been used to provide tips • Refer to the sources and questions that will be -Refer to the digital
on how to approach the following addressed resources that can be used
questions: • Ensure that the learners understood what must be
TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES To extract, give definitions of concepts, done.
analyze sources and comparing sources • Do the activities
and the power points for paragraph writing

Parents to help with the understanding of the topic Use of the textbook very
in the textbook; the power points; reading with important and where
understanding should also be a focus possible access the digital
Check list: resources indicated in the
• My child knows the content Y/N lesson
Please refer to teacher’s activities • My child understands the concepts Y/ N
PARENT’S
• My child could answer the questions Y/N
ACTIVITIES
• Can my child answer the questions? Y/N

Learner activities: step by step, practical, keep it simple. Reflection:

Activity 1
Read power point slides as per the questions above. At the end of the section I can:
Read and understand the information in the source
Answer the questions. • Work with sources Yes / No
Note the mark allocation is an indication of how long or short • Explain the concepts Yes / No
your responses should be. • Discuss the content Yes / No
LEARNER’S
ACTIVITIES
I need help with: